PTP on target to reach two million TEUs
New Straits Times
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), which hopes to handle two million TEUs this year, has in the first nine months of the year netted 1.48 million TEUs.
The port hit its highest quarterly throughput when it handled 560,000 TEUs in third quarter of this year, up from the 541,000 TEUs in handled in the second quarter.
Productivity levels in the third quarter rose to 28 gross moves per hour per crane ensuring its continued improvement in providing excellent service level. PTP also enhanced its capacity with the delivery of an additional five quay cranes.
The Chief Executive Officer of PTP, Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman said the progress in throughput was significant against the present gloomy economic outlook.
PTP’s growth in volumes reflect strong user confidence, he noted